Miranda was one of Via’s best friends at middle school. She started hanging out with a different group of friends when she moved to high school, making Via feel like she’d been left behind. Miranda really cares about Auggie and misses how safe she felt with Via’s family. Meanwhile, Via's best friend Miranda has started avoiding her, for reasons unknown to Via. Both audition for the lead in their school play, and Miranda gets the part, with Via as her understudy. On opening night, Miranda sees Via's family in the audience and feigns illness so that Via can take her place for the evening. After the show, the two reconcile. A story of intense action and intense introspection . . . a beautifully told lesson in empathy that requires that the reader find sympathy for each of the principle actors in the story. Palacio is a wonderful storyteller and her characters are bright, well-rounded and intensely likeable. Wonder is a beautiful book that is full of sorrow and triumph, emotional without being manipulative - highly recommended boingboing.net

Children's Book Award Winners Announced at Maine Reading Conference". Maine.gov. 10 April 2014 . Retrieved 15 March 2016. Told from multiple POVs, this book provides a thorough account of Auggie's experiences. I was especially impressed with the raw honesty of his sister's POV. Growing up with Auggie wasn't easy, as she always came second to his needs. She struggled with resentment and guilt over having those feelings, as she truly loved her brother but craved the attention of her parents also.

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From the incredible first paragraph...you are hooked into August's life and boy what a life he leads. It's an emotional roller coaster as you find yourself wanting to protect this fictional character... The book is one that you continue to think about days after reading it. I was told it was geared to kids but really don't think that this is a book that can be pigeon holed into one genre. The writing is beautifully crafted to embrace the many complex emotions most of us has endured at one time or another. It also covers many difficulties that people of all ages continue to battle in adulthood. Wonder' tells the story of a young boy, August Pullman aka "Auggie", who is going to begin attending school for the first time ever. Auggie has been homeschooled for years by his mother because he was born with severe facial deformities, requiring multiple operations over the course of his young life. Despite the myriad of surgeries that he has undergone, he still lives with significant facial disfigurement. Now, Auggie will be entering the fifth grade at Beecher Prep.

The book centers August "Auggie" Pullman, a 10-year-old living in North Riverside Heights in Lower Manhattan. He has Treacher Collins syndrome, which has disfigured his face and required many surgeries and special care. Due to his condition, August has been homeschooled by his mother for several years; however, wanting him to experience the world, his parents enrol him into Beecher Prep, a private school, for the start of fifth grade. Auggie has an older sister, Olivia "Via" Pullman, who is entering her first year of high school. of view. The importance of kindness is a central theme in the novel. We see the positive impact that choosing kindness can have on everyone's life.Wonder builds to a sweeping, uplifting finale. The book undoubtedly, and skilfully, manipulates the emotions of readers but it will delight children and adults because it's a terrific story and Palacio is exploring some fundamental truths about how humans behave. And how they should behave. The Telegraph Online August Pullman tiene diez años y sufre disostosis mandibulofacial, un desorden genético que afecta su mandíbula, barbilla y audición. Ahora imaginate algo muy malo y aterrador, después diez veces peor. Este es Auggie.

As a parent, I both admired and sympathized with Auggie's mother. My heart went out to her. I could only imagine how difficult it would be to enroll your child into school, wanting to provide as normal a life as possible, while also wanting to shelter and protect him. I don't know what I would've done in her shoes. Forget self-help books if you want something life-affirming... read WonderWho knew a 10-year-old boy could teach you so much about life? August, his family and friends are the sort of characters that you'll genuinely miss when you have to close this book.This book will make you cry without being soppy, teach you without being preachy and make you laugh without inhibition. Sugarscape I wish every day could be Halloween. We could all wear masks all the time. Then we could walk around and get to know each other before we got to see what we looked like under the masks."However, if you're looking for the slightly less spoilery version, you'll have to settle for me talking about the tone of this book instead. Turn away now if you want to be completely surprised. Oh, what a treat of a book! In August Pullman, Palacio has created one of the most loveable and memorable characters in modern children's literature...Highly recommended! Musings of a Bookshop Girl

I really do believe, just like Mark Haddon's Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Palacio's Wonder has the potential to alter young people's outlook, sensibilities and ideas . . . Palacio's writing style is beautifully honest and humorous . . . Any reader can truly begin to engage with the story personally, exploring the lives of many different characters. This, to me, is the measure of a good read - can we put ourselves into a character's shoes? Does it question how we act and behave? Is it an enjoayble read? Wonder does each of these things and I would recommend it to anyone. NATE Magazine This story is aimed at 10-year-old children and above. The novel is often taught in schools as it features realistic characters, important themes and lots of descriptive language. It is great for starting classroom discussions and planning KS2 writing and reading tasks. If you are introducing your students to this story, try testing their understanding and curiosity with the reading questions below. When the kids have finished with this, the adults will want to read it. Everybody should Financial Times

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Palacio wrote Wonder after an incident where she and her three-year-old son were waiting in line to buy ice cream. There were also points where the narrative flow felt a tiny bit disjointed and that, I think, is my only complaint. Not entirely random side note: In my former life, I worked in movie publicity. In that position, you’re subjected to a lot of wheedling and sob stories, so it’s natural to develop a pretty jaded viewpoint. So when a film critic forwarded a plea to me from the mom of a young boy who wanted to attend an advance screening of the latest Harry Potter movie, my first reaction was automatic suspicion—why couldn’t this kid wait the two months until the movie was out? I did a lot of research before I finally spoke to the mom, but I’m so glad I did. Because it turned out the boy was in the advanced stages of an incurable illness and was not expected to live much longer. Wonder is one of those rare books that makes you want to hug everyone in it so tightly that they’ll have no doubt about how much you love them…and beyond that, it also makes you want to reach out and hug the whole world. It’s an upbeat, humorous, life-affirming story that deserves to be read—and it’s one that may just change its readers, too. Texas Bluebonnet Award Annotated 2013-2014 Master List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2013 . Retrieved 14 June 2013.